Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

The city plan of ancient Shravasti is in the shape

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Crescentic

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Crescentic”.
The ancient city of Shravasti was planned in a crescent shape. The city was the capital of Koshal during the Buddha period and was a wealthy city in ancient India.

Similar Questions:

Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A): After campaigning for nearly two years, Alexander, The Great, left India in 325 B.C.
Reason (R): He was defeated by Chandra Gupta Maurya.

Now, select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List-I List-II
(Authors) (Works)

A. Bankim Chandra Chatterji - 1. Anand Math
B. Michael madhusudan Das - 2. Captive Lady
C. Ravindra Nath Tagore - 3. Gora
D. Sarojini Naidu 4. The Broken Wing

Codes:
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 1 4 2 3
  4. D) 4 1 3 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Etna - 1. Ross Island
B. Vesuvius - 2. Ecuador
C. Erebus - 3. Italy
D. Cotopaxi - 4. Sicily

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 1 2
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
Which one of the following islands of the East Indies is divided into three countries?
  1. A) Borneo
  2. B) Celebes
  3. C) New Guinea
  4. D) Timor
The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora represent only:
  1. A) Buddhists
  2. B) Buddhists and Jains
  3. C) Hindus and Jains
  4. D) Hindus, Buddhists and Jains
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Naturally occurring substance) - (Elements present)

A. Diamond - 1. Calcium
B. Marble - 2. Silicon
C. Sand - 3. Aluminum
D. Ruby 4. Carbon

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 3 1 2 4
  2. B) 4 2 1 3
  3. C) 2 1 3 4
  4. D) 4 1 2 3
Earliest evidence of rice cultivation in the Ganga valley has been found at:
  1. A) Lahuradeva
  2. B) Senuwar
  3. C) Sohgaura
  4. D) Kaushambi
The first cereal used by man was:
  1. A) Wheat
  2. B) Rice
  3. C) Barley
  4. D) Sorghum
Given below are two statements labelled as:

Assertion(A): The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission.
Reason(R): The Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member.

In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct.
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Who were the first to worship Vasudeva Krishna?
  1. A) Bhagawatas
  2. B) Vedic Aryans
  3. C) Tamilians
  4. D) Abhirs
Match List-I with List-il and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-II
(Essayist) - (Treatise)

A. Devana Bhatta - 1. Dan Sagar
B. Hemadri - 2. Parashar Madhav
C. Madhvacharya - 3. Chaturvarga Chintamani
D. Balial Sen - 4. Smnti Chandrika

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 4 1 3
  2. B) 1 4 2 3
  3. C) 3 2 1 4
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
Which among the following organisations supported the Suddhi movement?
  1. A) Arya Samaj
  2. B) Brahma Samaj
  3. C) Deva Samaj
  4. D) Prarthana Samaj